It is a common belief that financial access should lead to financial prosperity. According to the World Bank, financial inclusion is defined as all people and businesses having access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs.

BSO, a global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, has announced newly-upgraded direct connectivity routes between Frankfurt and Istanbul, Frankfurt and Moscow and Frankfurt and Hong Kong. The new routes help to solidify BSO as a leading low-latency provider and will allow customers trading on the Borse Frankfurt-Borse Istanbul, Borse Frankfurt-MOEX, Borse Frankfurt-HKEX to trade significantly faster than they could with other providers.

Finastra has established a new partnership with Uni Systems Information Technology S.M.SA (Uni Systems), an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems integration company that specializes in Information Technology landscape transformation in Europe.

 Gresham Technologies plc (Gresham), a global fintech that specialises in providing real-time solutions for data integrity and control, banking integration, payments and cash management, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Electra Information Systems, Inc. (Electra). 

Apex Group Ltd, a global financial services provider, announces today the acquisition of Senasen Group Ltd. (“Senasen”),  a unique digital marketing platform provider designed to connect LPs and GPs and support the capital-raising process.

Mollie, one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, today announced the closing of US$800m (665 million Euro) in a Series C funding round, taking the total amount raised by the company to over US$940m (780 million Euro).

Worldline, the European market leader in payment and transactional services, today announced its collaboration with Cendyn, a leading innovator in CRM, sales, and revenue strategy in the hospitality industry. Thanks to this partnership, hotels can now include secure e-payment solutions in any automated guest communication based on the seamless integration of Cendyn’s CRM, the hotel’s own PMS (property management system) data and Worldline’s e-payment solution.

• Clear, on-demand, insights to help business owners foresee any financial shortfall
• Access to products to help mitigate payment delays
• Quick and simple access to Tide’s network of credit providers

Decimal Technologies, one of India’s leading FinTech firms, announced the appointment of Manish Sharma as the Chief Business Officer for Saarathi, its AI-based one-of-a-kind lending marketplace, specializing in digital transformation of loan files. Manish will be spearheading the expansion of Saarathi, along with optimising the customer experience for the company’s flagship offering.

• Temenos Infinity powers rapid time-to-market for new digital banking experiences, starting from a brand new mobile app for Retail and SME customers
• New app enables Credem to greatly improve its customer experience and achieve a first-class omnichannel experience